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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better grasp these significant new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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